Causes of the American Revolution

What events angered the colonists and led to the American Revolution?

• The French and Indian War

• The Boston Massacre

• The Stamp Act

• The Boston Tea Party

• Intolerable Acts

Who wrote a speech against the new tax and said it would take away the colonists' liberty?

• Sam Adams

• Patrick Henry

• Crispus Attucks

• Thomas Jefferson

What group organized a boycott of British goods?

• Sons of Liberty

• Daughters of Liberty

• Patriots

• British Parliament

What was the meeting held in October 1765 where 9 colonies sent representatives to speak for them to Parliament asking them to repeal the stamp act?

• Boston Tea Party

• Stamp Act Congress

• Intolerable Acts

• Boston Massacre

What event involved colonists dressing as Native Americans and dumping tea into the harbor?

• Boston Tea Party

• Stamp Act Congress

• Intolerable Acts

• Boston Massacre

What were the laws passed by British Parliament to punish the people of Boston, Massachusetts?

• Townshend Act

• Quartering Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

What term describes the idea that American colonists did not have a say in the British government's taxes?

• Taxation Without Representation

• Oppose

• Protest

• Harbor

Who was the first African American to die for the colonists' freedom in the Boston Massacre?

• Sam Adams

• Patrick Henry

• Crispus Attucks

• Thomas Jefferson

Who was Sam Adams? Choose ALL that apply.

• Massachusetts governor

• Helped form the Sons of Liberty

• Strongly agreed with Great Britain's taxes

• Strongly disagreed with Great Britain's taxes

• Leader of the Patriots

Who were the Patriots and what did they believe?

• Patriots were colonists who couldn't decide if they wanted to side with the king or the other colonists who opposed the king. They believed in self-government but were afraid to turn on the king.

• Patriots were colonists who supported the cause of independence from Great Britain. They believed that the colonies had the right to govern themselves.

• Patriots were the colonists who were loyal to the king. They believed the king should govern them.

• Patriots were the colonists who fought against the Native Americans.